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Before I forget : love, hope, help, and acceptance in our fight against Alzheimer's
Title:
Before I forget : love, hope, help, and acceptance in our fight against Alzheimer's
Author:
Smith, B. (Barbara), 1949- , author.
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Harmony Books, [2016]
Physical Description:
xiii, 319 pages ; 22 cm
Summary:
"Working with Vanity Fair contributing editor Michael Shnayerson, B. and her husband, Dan, share B.'s unfolding story on dealing with early-onset Alzheimer's. Crafted in short chapters that interweave their narrative with practical and helpful advice, readers learn in small bites about dealing with Alzheimer's disease's day-to-day challenges, the family tensions, and ways of coping, as well as gain tips on diet and exercise from a lifestyle maven using her decades of expertise in a new and unexpected way"--
Language:
English
Contents:
Foreword -- Little signs of difference -- The new normal -- Putting aside pride and privacy -- Queen of the Three Rivers -- Brave, then and now -- Time to speak out -- Walking in her shoes -- Stalking an unstoppable disease -- Alzheimer's and African Americans -- The road ahead.
ISBN:
9780553447125
Format :
Book